Dialing the Clock Back for Autumn

If you were given the opportunity to relive a segment of your life, what would you do with this wonderful opportunity? Alas, we get this opportunity each and every fall. So… how did I spend such an opportunity? I slept. Dammit!!!

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What would I “do with this wonderful opportunity”? Live it again. Most certainly not asleep. I suppose that’s why I never quite took to Sleeping Beauty and her tragedy: One hundred years down the drain. Still, better than Botox.

But therein lies the problem. Why not pick a more civil hour to re-live a moment in time. Who is the sadist that chose it to be 2 am in the morning?

And I know how much you love apples, so be careful not to eat a poisoned one, forcing you to sleep for so long a period of time, waiting for some prince to kiss your cheek and bring you back to a livelier state.

Being Halloween I hope you’ll forgive me for painting the mouldy scenario where you, Phil, are the prince one hundred years on – and by now dead – coming across my barely blossomed beauty. Since it’s you I won’t scream when you kiss me.

Since I adopted this “live in the moment” philosophy, I have a really hard time remembering what the heck happened in the past. People ask me, “What did you do this past weekend?” And I go blank. Really! I supposed if something major happened, I would remember it–like if I lost my car. I think I would remember that. Not where I put it, but that I lost it. Probably.

So in answer to your question, yes, the Roman numeral for 4 should be IV. Say what you will about Baby Boomers–most of us had a pretty decent education! Not that I can remember most of…😉

I really do enjoy the spirit of living in the moment. It is the only point in time we are guaranteed; past is gone, and future isn’t here or certain to happen with us. Thanks for making me feel better about Roman numerals too, though I’d venture to guess it’s not the easiest number system for long division…

My time with my parents… no matter when they go, it feels way too soon… Vapor54 brought to mind that song from Corner Gas: “I don’t know the same things that you don’t know, you just won’t admit it…” LOL

Thanks Vapor. I have an interesting set of Random Thoughts groupies for sure, and given my inconsistencies in posting it’s a miracle they even bother to show. But I love them all…

This song lyrics thing has given me an idea for another blog post. I wonder if I can set up a post where all the comments have to be in song lyric only – what kinds of conversations could we all have? LOL.

I stayed up later than usual on the clock-changing night, and have suffered from insomnia ever since. Not so my husband: he went to sleep on the sofa and notched up the volume of his snoring to celebrate the end of British Summertime!

Sarah, my wife easily suffers from insomnia if there are any changes to schedule or routine. I’ve never needed too much sleep in my life – in fact rarely get more than 6 hours max. But when I hit the bed pillow, it rarely takes more than a minute to fall off into a deep slumber. As I’ve gotten older, I try to avoid the sofa as much as possible – it is evil! Unless there is company, I get way too relaxed on a sofa, and next thing I know – well, I hope I don’t snore too loudly…